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Potter Stunt Double Feared Paralyzed In Set Blast

Stuntman plummets to ground while rehearsing flying scene

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(Newser) – Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter stunt double has been seriously injured in an accident during the filming of the final boy-wizard movie, the Daily Mirror reports. The 25-year-old man was rehearsing a flying sequence using a harness when an explosion sent him plummeting to the ground. He told colleagues he couldn't feel his legs and was rushed to the hospital. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the blast.

Daniel Radcliffe brandishes a wand as he plays Harry Potter in a scene from
Daniel Radcliffe brandishes a wand as he plays Harry Potter in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."   (AP Photo/Warner Bros.Pictures, Murray Close)
The accident occurred at Leavesden Studios in southern England, where pre-production tests are being carried out for
The accident occurred at Leavesden Studios in southern England, where pre-production tests are being carried out for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."   (mrharrypotter)
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He told crew members who went to help him he couldn’t feel anything from the waist down. It has come as a terrible shock. - A source at Leavesden Studios

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riffran
Jan 29, 09 4:50 AM CST
yikes....I hope he does well, if there is spinal cord involvment, lets hope it is the "contusion", or slighly bruised kind which is potentially able to heal, -vs- actual tissue damage from tearing or cutting involved in trauma...the outcomes can be very different Reply
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